Carolina at Detroit

This is the first meeting of the season and both teams are having disappointing seasons but Carolina is 5-0 its last five games against teams with losing records and Detroit has lost its last six Saturday games. The road team has won five of the last seven meetings and the Hurricanes are rested after not having played since Sunday. The Red Wings lost to Dallas on Tuesday when Jimmy Howard allowed all four goals. Howard is 14-14-6 with a 2.73 goals-against average and .914 save percentage but has allowed eight goals his last two starts. Detroit is 16-37 its last 53 games against Eastern Conference teams and 5-11 against teams with losing records. Play the Hurricanes.